Antique Omega Pocket Watches
Now is a great time to get into the field of collecting vintage Omega pocket watches.1 These high quality time pieces of come of age and grown to be valued as true heirlooms of the horology industry.11 Auctions now routinely feature Omega watches among their offerings and many of them can be found on the internet.1 Many of these watches sell for prices in the $1,000-$2,000 range which is a steal for timepieces of this type.
Their popularity stems from their precision engineering which was far ahead of its times.1 Today's well-dressed men of means have great respect for Omega pocket watches and value them for their beauty and craftsmanship.1
It is a tradition that dates back to 1848 Switzerland and a watch making operation founded by Louis Brandt.1 At the time, pocket watches were the main type of timepiece carried by those who could afford one at all, and Brandt's watches were among the best.
Pocket watches printed with the Omega brand were first introduced in 1894 and they were an instant hit with Swiss consumers.1 Today these watches are one of the fienst examples of Swiss design to come along.There are railroad watches, military watches, and more from all eras of the pocket watch's reign as the go-to timepiece.